Milwaukee’s Community Gardens
February 9, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Arijit Sen, Associate Professor of History and Urban Studies.
This conversation will focus on the practices of repair, carefully carried out by generations of Black women tending to three community gardens in Midtown, Sherman Park, and Walnut Hill. Since 2017, the Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures team has had the privilege of learning from the lives of these incredible guardians of our land. Our discussion will include stories and biographies of the gardeners, as well as lessons learned from this collaborative engagement.
Host: Bruce Wiggins
In-Person or Online
In-Person: In Max Otto Hall.
Online: Also available on our YouTube channel.
For over 50 years, the Sunday Forum lecture series has showcased provocative, sometimes controversial, speakers discussing topical issues of the day: politics, the environment, health issues, the arts, education, and more. The Sunday Forum is held at 10:00 a.m. September through May. Speakers give a 45-minute presentation, followed by questions and brief comments from the audience. The content of Forum lectures does not necessarily express the viewpoint of First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, but are meant to offer thoughtful topics which our members often pursue further on their own.
